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HELP ISRAEL NOW!!!

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:

Do something sweet for an Israeli soldier...........they so deserve it! Click below to send a personal message of support and a chocolate bar to an Israeli soldier for free (courtesy of Elite and the Heritage Affinity Services credit card). Click here: Send Your Hug to the IDF Soldiers

 

Tell the International Red Cross to Protect Abducted Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Soldiers Shalit, Goldwasser and Regev, American Friends of Magen David Adom, the US representative of Magen David Adom in Israel, calls on the American Jewish community to take part in an email campaign to urge the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene, in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and give Magen David Adom access to IDF Corporal Gilad Shalit and reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, to insure their safety and well-being. Please write to the ICRC at webmaster.gva@icrc.org and demand that MDA or the ICRC be allowed to visit the three.

Prayers for Israel from the Union for Reform Judaism

WHERE TO DONATE:

Federation’s Israel in Crisis Fund: One hundred percent of all contributions to this fund will be immediately sent to Israel without any overhead.

Joint Distribution Committee in Israel: Ensuring the Safety of Children, Elderly and People with Disabilities. Click here.

 

LEARN MORE:

Tired of media bias against Israel? "As an organization dedicated to defending prejudice against Israel in the Media, we aim to provide educational tools and resources to anyone wishing to advocate for Israel. Our materials provide people with information that is helpful when responding to the Media, in their dealings on Campus or in the work place, and in any other sphere where having credible, considered background material is of value." http://www.honestreporting.com/

ARZA, the Reform Movement's Zionist branch, has set up a web page, “Conflict at Israel’s Borders,” that includes statements from prominent U.S. and Israeli rabbis and recommendations of ways in which you can help to give strength, encouragement, and support to our movement in Israel. http://ARZA.org

The Union for Reform Judaism has also posted an informative web page “For the Love of Israel: Israel Information and Action”,   http://urj.org/Israel, which contains many suggested actions for you and your congregation.

United Jewish Communities (UJC) represents 155 Jewish Federations and 400 independent communities across North America. To learn more, click here.

Israeli Newspapers and News Reports:

Arutz Sheva   www.israelnationalnews.com

Haaretz Daily   www.haaretzdaily.com

Israeli Government News Response   www.israelemb.org/current_events.html

Jerusalem Newswire   www.jnewswire.com

Jerusalem Post  www.jpost.com

Jewish Telegraphic Association www.jta.org

Kol Israel - LiveRadio and Israeli news  www.kolisrael.com

Maariv (Hebrew site)  www.nrg.co.il/online/HP_0.html

YNetNews (English site of Yedioth Ahronoth) www.ynetnews.com

YNet: Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew site) www.ynet.co.il

BLOGS FROM ISRAEL:

http://www.israellycool.com/

http://www.vitalperspective.com/

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/

EUGENE <http://israelibunker.blogspot.com/>

Addresses by Ehud Ohlmert

Letters from Israel

See also the links below, especially those on Israel:

Links to Jewish-related Web pages

Some useful links to Jewish resources, libraries and much more. 

Education Israel
Museums and Holocaust Studies Organizations
Publications and News Other Web Directories

Last updated: July 21, 2006